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Viswanathan logs on to our Zoom call from her hotel room in London, where she’s attending the global premiere of Thunderbolts*. She’s in a bathrobe, drinking tea, feeling like the luckiest girl in the world. “I’ve never been on a press run of this scale before. It’s insane. I could cry.” Tears of joy, she specifies.

If the 29-year-old’s excitement seems to border on hysteria, it’s only because this is a lifelong dream that almost didn’t come true. After finishing high school in Newcastle, Viswanathan decided to forgo university and move across the world to Los Angeles. She vividly remembers watching her father leave on a bus after settling her in, too bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to dwell on the fact that life, as she knew it, was about to change. “I had to take the bus all over town for dodgy auditions or open mics at random comedy clubs. It’s crazy now that I think about it.” She gave herself five years to make it, but was back home much sooner after she wasn’t able to get the visa she needed to stay. It was in 2016, when she was juggling university and stand-up comedy in Sydney, that the call from Hollywood came.

Blockers, in which she played the precocious daughter of professional wrestler John Cena hell bent on stopping her from losing her virginity on prom night, was her big breakout. She earned a string of credits in the years that followed, the highlights of which include a key supporting role in the 2019 indie Bad Education as the plucky student reporter who brings down Hugh Jackman’s embezzling school principal, a romantic interest opposite Margaret Qualley in Drive-Away Dolls (2024), four seasons of the cult comedy Miracle Workers (2019-2023) opposite Daniel Radcliffe and, most notably, a leading role in the 2020 Netflix film The Broken Hearts Gallery. Not only was playing the heroine in a New York-based romcom pure wish-fulfilment for her, but shooting with Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) was also one of the most enjoyable experiences of her life.

2018

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 07: Priyanka Chopra attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Chopra donned this Madonna inspired Ralph Lauren maroon velvet gown with a gold lacework headpiece that was embroidered in India for the 2018 Met Gala. The theme was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. The actor styled her look with Cartier jewellery and a bold maroon red lip.

2017

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 01: Actress Priyanka Chopra attends “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)John Shearer/Getty Images

Chopra wore this Ralph Lauren trench coat inspired look for her debut at the Met Gala in 2017. Chopra was one of the first Bollywood celebrities who attended the Ball with her husband Nick Jonas. While Chopra’s look was made to honour the theme of the year, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, it ended up inspiring numerous memes on social media and became a sort of a pop-culture moment to remember.

Deepika Padukone

2019

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Deepika Padukone attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic)Dia Dipasupil

Before Barbiecore was even a trend, Deepika Padukone embodied the iconic doll in this pink gown made by Zac Posen for the theme Camp: Noted on Fashion. Padukone opted for an extravagant high ponytail and went for bold marsala lips. The strapless gown was constructed out of lurex jacquard and featured 400 pieces of three-dimensional embroidery.

2018

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 07: Deepika Padukone attends the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Padukone chose Prabal Gurung to design her red sculptural gown for the 2018 Met Gala with the theme Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. To go with her look the actor did a bold red lip and slicked back hair alongwith minimal sculptural diamond earrings.

2017

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 01: Actress Deepika Padukone attends “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between” Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)John Shearer/Getty Images

Padukone made her debut alongwith Priyanka Chopra at the Met Gala in the year 2017, appearing in a Tommy Hilfiger satin gown in honour of the theme Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between. The gown featured a backless detail and Padukone styled her look with diamond flower jewels on her hair and long drop earrings.

Isha Ambani

2024

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Power Crystal: Emerald, for heart opening, healing and compassion.

Adopt a plant, a pet or simply mentally talk to the same tree outside your window everyday, Taurus – the more you connect with nature the more grounded you will feel and the more clearly you will be able to find your way through life. Mid month, your intuition and creative powers peak as you not only see what doesn’t work for you, but also, what really does. When you find those things that your heart treasures and yearns for – you will usher in new beginnings that are not only aligned but also make you feel powerful and strong. Staying flexible and open along the course is an added bonus that adds that spark of much needed magic from the cosmos.

Power Crystal: Peridot, to fuse healing with your manifestations.

You take the lead in your life this month, Gemini, and as you may have struggled in the past to find that sweet spot between your creative dream worlds and bringing them to life, this month, your story shifts. You reclaim your power and recognise that you probably don’t need to wait along the sidelines, instead you simply need to begin paying heed to your inner voice and take tiny steps in your desired direction. For some, your psychic gifts may be unfolding – and you can use them even in your daily life – like making decisions for yourself. You may feel like soiled dishes in a dishwasher for a short bit, but remember you will ultimately emerge warm and sparkly clean.

Power Crystal: Azurite, for expansion, awareness and clarity in thought and communication.

When you know something is off, it is, most often, off, Cancer. However, this month, and in fact for the past couple of months, you’ve been prepping to cross over onto the threshold into a life you once imagined but are now ready for. You’ve worked through massive guilt, shame and other emotions that weighed you down stopping you from truly stepping into your power. However, this pluto retrograde seems beneficial for you in the sense that it offers you an opportunity to test the waters and really expand into all that has been brewing under the surface but is now ready to see daylight. Help, resources, ideas and clarity serendipitously appear giving you the much needed boost of courage to enliven your senses and finally taste the inner freedom you seek.